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try connect,” says Sunitha.
Beyond the Top 3, there is consid-
erable churn in this year’s league table
of India’s top-ranked government au-
tonomous colleges. Sarojini Naidu
Government Girls P.G. College,
Bhopal, ranked #4 (#2 in 2020-21)
and Government (Model Auton-
omous) Holkar Science College,
Indore at #5 (3) have ceded ground.
Kanchi Mamunivar Centre for
Postgraduate Studies, Puduch-
erry has debuted at #5 even as Gov-
ernment Mankunwar Bai Arts &
Commerce Autonomous College
for Women, Napier Town, Jabal-
pur has retained its #6 rank.
Government Arts College,
GDCW, Hyderabad principal G. Sunitha (centre): morale booster Top 3 ranking Hassan (Karnataka, #13 in 2020-
21) and Mata Jija Bai Govt. Girls
In this second edition of the Edu- rently, GSC-NR has an enrolment of P.G. College, Indore (7) are tied at
cationWorld government autonomous 2,348 students mentored by 108 per- #7, Dr. V.S. Krishna Govt. Degree
colleges rankings league table, there manent and 83 guest faculty. & P.G. College, Visakhapatnam,
is a major rearrangement of seats at Dr. G. Sunitha, principal of the ranked #8 (5), Government Ma-
top table. The Government Science Government Degree College for harani Laxmi Bai Girls P. G. Au-
College, Nrupathunga Road, Women (GDCW), Begumpet, tonomous College, Bhopal #9 (8)
Bengaluru (GSC-NR) has risen in Hyderabad (estb.1971) is more and Government Arts & Science
public esteem to be ranked India #1 forthcoming and appreciative of Edu- College, Karwar (Karnataka) at #10
in 2021-22 (#4 in 2020-21), while cationWorld’s rankings of the best complete the Top 10 table.
Maharaja’s College, Ernakulam, among usually ignored government Further down the 87-strong league
ranked #1 last year, has lost ground autonomous colleges, and especially table of India’s top-ranked govern-
and is ranked #2. Government pleased with the promotion of GDCW ment ASC autonomous colleges, sev-
Degree College for Women, Be- from #8 in 2020-21 to #3 this year. eral colleges have debuted. Among the
gumpet (Hyderabad), ranked #8 in “I am delighted that we are ranked Top 30 debutantes are: Presidency
2020-21, is promoted to #3 this year. among the country’s Top 3 govern- College, Chennai at #14, Yuvara-
Promoted in 1921 by the erstwhile ment autonomous colleges. During ja’s College, Mysuru #20, Kohima
Maharaja of Mysore, GSC-NR is the past five decades the college has Science College, Jotsoma (Naga-
awarded top scores on the parameters grown from strength to strength and land) #23, Maharani’s Science
of curriculum and pedagogy (digi- currently provides high-quality un- College for Women, Mysuru #26.
tal readiness) and leadership by this dergrad and postgraduate education Another highlight of this year’s
year’s informed sample respondents. to 3,676 women students. Our Top 3 rankings of government autonomous
“We thank your survey respondents ranking is a great morale booster for colleges is that institutions in only 14
for rating us India’s #1 government au- us in the pandemic year during which of the country’s 29 states are repre-
tonomous college. I credit this ranking our faculty went all out to ensure the sented in the 87-strong league table.
to our well-qualified and experienced learning continuity of students. Our The states with the maximum number
faculty who made great efforts to pro- teachers created and uploaded video of government autonomous colleges
vide online and offline classes to stu- lessons on YouTube and used LMS are: Madhya Pradesh (21), Odisha (14),
dents during the pandemic. In the last Google Classroom for teaching and Karnataka (10) and Andhra Pradesh
cycle of NAAC accreditation the col- evaluation. We also introduced 21 (10). Surprisingly the populous states
lege was awarded A+ grade with 3.54 new undergrad and five postgradu- of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Bihar and
CGPA,” says Dr. M. Krishnappa, ate courses during the academic year Uttar Pradesh don’t have even one
senior librarian of GSC-NR, who was 2020-21. Recently the government government autonomous college suf-
directed by the college principal Dr. has sanctioned establishment of a re- ficiently well-reputed for inclusion in
Nataraja to respond to Education- search centre at our college and we are the EW 2021-22 league of India’s best
World’s emailed questionnaire. Cur- excited about this boosting our indus- government autonomous colleges.

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